Mohammadpur (Bengali: মোহাম্মদপুর (মাগুরা)) is an upazila of Magura District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Mohammadpur
মহম্মদপুর (মাগুরা) | |
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 Binodpur B.K. Secondary School | |
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| Coordinates: 23°24.3′N 89°36.3′E / 23.4050°N 89.6050°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Magura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 233.70 km2 (90.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 207,905 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Mohammadpur |
Geography edit
Mohammadpur is located at 23°24′15″N 89°36′15″E / 23.4042°N 89.6042°E. It has 44,900 households and a total area of 233.70 km2. The River Naboganga flows through the Upazila. Mohammadpur stands near the bank of Modhumoti river. The Modhumoti river divides Mohammadpur from Dhaka division.
Demographics edit
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mohammadpur upazila had 44,900 households and a population of 207,905. 51,497 (24.77%) were under 10 years of age. Mohammadpur had an average literacy rate of 47.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1036 females per 1000 males. 10,010 (4.81%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2][3]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mohammadpur had a population of 160,340. Males constituted 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. The population aged 18 or over was 76,748. Mohammadpur had an average literacy rate of 25.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[4]
Administration edit
Mohammadpur Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Babukhali, Balidia, Binodepur, Digha, Mohammadpur, Nohata, Palashbaria, and Rajapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 131 mauzas and 188 villages.[2]
Points of interest edit
Raja Sitaram Ray was an autonomous king, a vassal to the Mughal Empire, who revolted against the empire and established a short-lived sovereign Hindu dominion in Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. 28 km from Magura Sadar, the house of Raja Sitaram Ray is located in Mohammadpur sub-district.
Notable residents edit
- Abdur Rasheed Biswas, Member of Parliament, lived in Khalia village.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Md. Mohebbullah (2012), "Mohammadpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Magura" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Magura district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ সাবেক এমপি আব্দুর রশীদ বিশ্বাস সাহেবের ২৭ তম মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী পালিত [Celebrated the 26th death anniversary of former MP Abdur Rashid Biswas]. Margura News (in Bengali). 12 December 2018.
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